Q.
Fuel used in a breeder-reactor is
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a
uranium-235
b
plutonium-239
c
uranium-238
d
All of these
answer is D.
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.Breeder reactors are designed to generate nuclear fuel at the same time as producing energy for electricity production. This is possible because a small number of isotopes will capture neutrons produced in a reactor, starting a reaction that leads to a new, heavy fissile isotope.
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